pile on lugs

pile on lugs
жарг.
(pile (или put) on (the) lugs)
важничать, "задаваться"; ≈ задирать нос [первонач. амер.]

He talks so refined, and oh, the lugs he puts on - belted coat, and pique collar with a gold pin, and socks to match his necktie... (S. Lewis, ‘Main Street’, ch. XXVII) — Говорит изысканно, одевается - шик: пиджак с пояском и пикейный воротничок с золотой булавкой, носки под цвет галстука...

‘They put on a lot of lugs here, don't they?’ was his first remark. ‘Yes; they do,’ said Carrie. (Th. Dreiser, ‘Sister Carrie’, ch. XLVI) — - А что, эти местные знаменитости сильно задирают нос? - был первый вопрос Друэ. - Да, задирают, - ответила Кэрри.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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